#39 Sparky Lyle, Closer, 31 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Tuesday, 4/27/1976 |
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| Sparky Lyle
7/22/1944
31
USA,PA,DUBOIS
6"1
192
Closer
L
L
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5.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,520,000
1976
9 Year(s), 60 Days (1608 total Days)
19 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 76 Days (1624 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity |
| Overall | 40 | 68 | 59 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 41 | 68 | 59 | |
| Versus RHB | 40 | 68 | 59 | |
| Talent | 30 | 67 | 67 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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44
53
3
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Fastball
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 55 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 18
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/17 | MIN | W 2-1 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4/24 | KC | L 1-6 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4/25 | KC | W 3-2 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 0.56 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | Teams |
| 1967 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.28 | 43.1 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | BOS |
| 1968 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2.74 | 65.2 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | BOS |
| 1969 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 2.54 | 102.2 | 91 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | BOS |
| 1970 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 3.88 | 67.1 | 62 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | BOS |
| 1971 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2.75 | 52.1 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | BOS |
| 1972 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 1.92 | 107.2 | 84 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | NYA |
| 1973 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 2.51 | 82.1 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | NYA |
| 1974 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1.66 | 114.0 | 93 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | NYA |
| 1975 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 3.06 | 88.1 | 83 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | NYA,AL |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NYY |
| Total | 520 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 201 | 2.50 | 726.2 | 620 | 34 | 202 | 245 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1967 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | BOS |
| 1968 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | BOS |
| 1969 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 | BOS |
| 1970 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | BOS |
| 1971 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | BOS |
| 1972 | 59 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | NYA |
| 1973 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1974 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1975 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | NYA,AL |
| 1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYY |
| Total | 520 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .200 | .195 | .395 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1975...
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